The Bahamas

All about blue | Round trip

By Caribbean Beat | Issue 155 (January/February 2019)

Is any colour more distinctive of the Caribbean? Take a tour of the region through our many hues and shades of blue

Dean’s Blue Hole, the Bahamas The limestone landscape of Long Island is dotted with caves and sinkholes, eroded over many centuries — the latter forming distinctive “blue holes,” flooded with fresh or sea water, almost perfectly circular, and eerily deep. Most impressive of all is Dean’s Blue Hole, in a bay west of Clarence Town, with a depth measured at 663 feet — the perfect location for the celebrated Vertical Blue freediving competition, running annually since 2008. Photo by Shane Pinder / Alamy Stock Photo

Nassau, The Bahamas | Layover

By Caribbean Beat | Issue 145 (May/June 2017)

On a business trip to the capital of the Bahamas with a few hours to spare? Overnighting before you board your cruise ship? You can catch the essential flavour of Nassau even on a brief visit

25 Caribbean achievers under 25

By Various Contributors | Issue 145 (May/June 2017)

Caribbean Beat celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2017. But this isn’t only an opportunity to look back at our quarter century of publication: it’s also a moment to look ahead to the new generation of talented, determined Caribbean people who will shape the decades ahead. In this special feature, we introduce 25 remarkable young people aged 25 and under. Athletes and entrepreneurs, artists and scientists — they and their contemporaries are the future of our region

Junkanoo: the rush is on

By Caribbean Beat | Issue 142 (November/December 2016)

Feel Nassau’s Junkanoo rush

Nassau, The Bahamas

By Caribbean Beat | Issue 138 (March/April 2016)

Many visitors come to the Bahamian capital in search of the Caribbean’s “big three” attractions: sun, sea, and sand. There’s plenty of those on New Providence Island, but Nassau is also a creative hub, home to a vibrant arts and craft scene, amazing food — and, of course, the famous festival of Junkanoo

Secret islands: the “undiscovered” Caribbean

By Caribbean Beat | Issue 136 (November/December 2015)

There are seven thousand islands in the Caribbean, and though none of them is truly “undiscovered,” some come pretty close

Sea to sea: the Bahamas’ Glass Window Bridge

By Caribbean Beat | Issue 133 (May/June 2015)

On the Bahamas’ Eleuthera Island, the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea are separated by whisper-thin Glass Window Bridge

The Anti-expected: Lavar Munroe

By Nicole Smythe-Johnson | Issue 133 (May/June 2015)

Selected for the prestigious 2015 Venice Biennale — the art world’s major international event — Bahamian Lavar Munroe creates mixed-media works that explore tricky ideas of “difference.” Nicole Smythe-Johnson finds out more

Ncity goes to town

By Laura Dowrich-Phillips | Issue 95 (January/February 2009)

This Bahamian hip hop duo is ahead of its time. So they’re packing their bags to go in search of fame and fortune...

Margaret (Believe) Glynatsis, left, and Chrystal (Skyy) Moncur. Photograph courtesy NCity/Scharad Lightbourne

Junkanoo rush

By Krista Thompson | Issue 82 (November/December 2006)

In the early twentieth century, Bahamas Junkanoo — or John Canoe — was considered a danger to polite society

Junkanoo costumes are traditionally made from strips of crêpe paper and cardboard, nowadays ornamented with rhinestones, glitter, and feathers. Photograph courtesy the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism

Abaco’s equine heroes

By Sabrina Vailloo | Issue 81 (September/October 2006)

One woman’s quest to protect the wild horses of Abaco

The Abaco Barbs. Photo by ARND BRONKHORST/WWW.ARND.NL

Quiet heroes

By Robert Edison Sandiford | Issue 78 (March/April 2006)

Gloria Edwards spent decades teaching Belizean youngsters to express themselves through the arts. Mavis Williams raised 25 adoptive Caymanian children

Gloria Edwards. Photograph courtesy FirstCaribbean International Bank

Andros: deepest blue

By Noelle Nicolls | Issue 127 (May/June 2014)

Largest of the Bahamas islands, Andros is known to intrepid adventure travellers for its spectacular natural attractions. Here you’ll find the world’s highest concentration of mysterious blue holes, writes Noelle Nicolls, plus the breathtaking Tongue of the Ocean, an enormous barrier reef, and the placid flats of Great Bahama Bank